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Gareth Watkins

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‘I feel his presence in these images’: The photographs of George Crombie

Working in a museum is filled with unexpected discoveries – especially when you’re looking at photographs from 100 years ago. Explore the life of an avid photographer whose photographs offered something different from the norm.Read more

2017-10-25
By: Gareth Watkins
On: 25 Oct 2017
In: History, Photography
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Faces in the crowd: Zooming in on our photography collection

If you look close enough you might find things you missed, and uncover characters hidden in plain sight.Read more

2017-09-04
By: Gareth Watkins
On: 4 Sep 2017
In: History, Photography
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Starfish: An unexpected journey

A look at the series of events that led to fashion label Starfish’s closure in 2013.Read more

2017-06-12
By: Gareth Watkins
On: 12 Jun 2017
In: History
Heirloom workbook featuring fabric scraps and a postcard of a painting by RIta Angus

How Rita Angus landscapes inspired a Starfish collection

“It’s my product. It’s my vision. It’s my dream. It’s my life,” writes Laurie Foon, founder of the Starfish fashion label in the late 1990s.Read more

2017-04-18
By: Gareth Watkins
On: 18 Apr 2017
In: History
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Telling stories through fashion: A history of eco-friendly Starfish

It’s not every day that you get to delve into the nitty-gritty details of a fashion label. Te Papa’s assistant archivist Gareth Watkins is going through Starfish’s archive, recently gifted to Te Papa.Read more

2017-02-28
By: Gareth Watkins
On: 28 Feb 2017
In: History

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